Randall Johnston Toop, 91, of Glastonbury, died Monday June 10, 2019 at Hartford Hospital.
Born in Manchester on June 18, 1927, he attended schools there where he met his devoted childhood and life-long friends Cush, Dave, John and Bill.
Randall is a WWII veteran where he served in the Navy on the battleship USS Colorado as a radar technician first class.
He recently was one of ten surviving members and honored guests to attend the christening of the USS Colorado submarine in Groton.
Prior to retiring, Randall had a 40-year career at Chandler Evans in West Hartford.
Randall married Lavonn (Hartwig) Toop in 1955 and had 3 children.
He is survived by a son David Toop and his wife Deborah of Manchester, his daughter Janet Rossini and husband Mark with grandsons Eric and Brian of Somers, and daughter Karen Goyette and husband John with granddaughters Avery of Cromwell and Nicole (Goyette) Fusco of Ashford.
Randall was also blessed to have his best friend and traveling partner Ellen by his side for 23 years.
Randall was predeceased by his wife of 40 years Lavonn, his parents W. Randall and Muriel Toop, and his brother Oliver Toop.
His final years were spent at The Hearth in Glastonbury.
A private burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park at the convenience of the family.
Please share online expressions of sympathy, memories or photo tributes at www.rosehillfuneralhomes.com.
Hartford Courant, June 13, 2019.
Born in Manchester on June 18, 1927, he attended schools there where he met his devoted childhood and life-long friends Cush, Dave, John and Bill.
Randall is a WWII veteran where he served in the Navy on the battleship USS Colorado as a radar technician first class.
He recently was one of ten surviving members and honored guests to attend the christening of the USS Colorado submarine in Groton.
Prior to retiring, Randall had a 40-year career at Chandler Evans in West Hartford.
Randall married Lavonn (Hartwig) Toop in 1955 and had 3 children.
He is survived by a son David Toop and his wife Deborah of Manchester, his daughter Janet Rossini and husband Mark with grandsons Eric and Brian of Somers, and daughter Karen Goyette and husband John with granddaughters Avery of Cromwell and Nicole (Goyette) Fusco of Ashford.
Randall was also blessed to have his best friend and traveling partner Ellen by his side for 23 years.
Randall was predeceased by his wife of 40 years Lavonn, his parents W. Randall and Muriel Toop, and his brother Oliver Toop.
His final years were spent at The Hearth in Glastonbury.
A private burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park at the convenience of the family.
Please share online expressions of sympathy, memories or photo tributes at www.rosehillfuneralhomes.com.
Hartford Courant, June 13, 2019.
Randall Johnston Toop, 91, of Glastonbury, died Monday June 10, 2019 at Hartford Hospital.
Born in Manchester on June 18, 1927, he attended schools there where he met his devoted childhood and life-long friends Cush, Dave, John and Bill.
Randall is a WWII veteran where he served in the Navy on the battleship USS Colorado as a radar technician first class.
He recently was one of ten surviving members and honored guests to attend the christening of the USS Colorado submarine in Groton.
Prior to retiring, Randall had a 40-year career at Chandler Evans in West Hartford.
Randall married Lavonn (Hartwig) Toop in 1955 and had 3 children.
He is survived by a son David Toop and his wife Deborah of Manchester, his daughter Janet Rossini and husband Mark with grandsons Eric and Brian of Somers, and daughter Karen Goyette and husband John with granddaughters Avery of Cromwell and Nicole (Goyette) Fusco of Ashford.
Randall was also blessed to have his best friend and traveling partner Ellen by his side for 23 years.
Randall was predeceased by his wife of 40 years Lavonn, his parents W. Randall and Muriel Toop, and his brother Oliver Toop.
His final years were spent at The Hearth in Glastonbury.
A private burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park at the convenience of the family.
Please share online expressions of sympathy, memories or photo tributes at www.rosehillfuneralhomes.com.
Hartford Courant, June 13, 2019.
Born in Manchester on June 18, 1927, he attended schools there where he met his devoted childhood and life-long friends Cush, Dave, John and Bill.
Randall is a WWII veteran where he served in the Navy on the battleship USS Colorado as a radar technician first class.
He recently was one of ten surviving members and honored guests to attend the christening of the USS Colorado submarine in Groton.
Prior to retiring, Randall had a 40-year career at Chandler Evans in West Hartford.
Randall married Lavonn (Hartwig) Toop in 1955 and had 3 children.
He is survived by a son David Toop and his wife Deborah of Manchester, his daughter Janet Rossini and husband Mark with grandsons Eric and Brian of Somers, and daughter Karen Goyette and husband John with granddaughters Avery of Cromwell and Nicole (Goyette) Fusco of Ashford.
Randall was also blessed to have his best friend and traveling partner Ellen by his side for 23 years.
Randall was predeceased by his wife of 40 years Lavonn, his parents W. Randall and Muriel Toop, and his brother Oliver Toop.
His final years were spent at The Hearth in Glastonbury.
A private burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park at the convenience of the family.
Please share online expressions of sympathy, memories or photo tributes at www.rosehillfuneralhomes.com.
Hartford Courant, June 13, 2019.
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